2017 Commonwealth Cup Winner

Monday Night Brewing - Tears of My Enemies

Monday Night Brewing is a brerwery out of Atlanta, Georgia that actually began through a small group of friends who were in a bible study together and thought "how can we get to know one another better?... Beer!" After years of tweaking recipes and coming up with tasty libations, they finally hit the market. In 2017 they won the Commonwealth Craft Beer Cup with a hefty Scoth Barrel Milk Stout "Tears of My Enemies." Tears of My Enemies is a dark, smoky taste of revenge takes over as it hits your lips, marching upon your tongue like an army towards certain victory. In addition to the smoke and locally-roasted Batdorf & Bronson coffee on the nose. This beer is roasty, chocolately, and, like the tears of your enemies, the most delicious thing you’ve ever tasted. Check out thier website and more info here: https://mondaynightbrewing.com/beers/tears-of-my-enemies/

2016 Commonwealth Cup Winner

Southern Tier - 2X SMASH

Most of us know Southern Tier, because most of us know how great thier beers are. Based out of Lakewood, NY, Southern Tier came up with a big win last year as the overall CHAMPS of the 2016 Commonwealth Craft Beer Cup. the winner? 2X SMASH! 2XSMASH is brewed with ONLY Mosaic hops and Special Pale malt. Even simplified to one variety of hop and one type of malt, it is amazing how complex the flavor is. Mosaic hops are known for their luxurious tropical citrus notes like passion fruit and work absolutely brilliantly with the richness of Special Pale malt. Check it out at thier website here: http://www.stbcbeer.com/beer/2xsmash-ipa/?age-verified=85b18e9f8c

2015 Commonwealth Cup Winners

The Dayton Brew Co. - Batch 100

Batch 100 from The Dayton Beer Company of Dayton, Ohio, is a Belgian-style ale filtered and tank conditioned and made with candy sugar. The judges noted its subtle malty sweetness, pleasant dry finish, high carbonation, and nice hop quality. The small brewery is headed by Pete Hilgeman, the groom getting married today. Brewery representative John Wiley travelled from Dayton, Ohio to accept the award. The brewery won eight medals last year in the competition, and won another five this year. The brewery is “proud to be the first true microbrewery in the Dayton area in over 50 years and describes its beer as “hand-crafted with no automation in small batches.”

2014 Commonwealth Cup Winner

Zip’s Brewhouse – Zip’s Christmas Ale

Zip’s Brewhouse, a tiny brewery from northeaster Hungary, brought home the first ever Commonwealth Craft Beer Cup. Judged by a panel of independent certified judges, over 1,000 entrants were blindly judged on appearance, aroma, flavor, body, style, and quality and ranked Zip’s Christmas Ale best of the best. 45 bronze, 36 silver, and 6 gold medals were awarded to breweries from over 30 countries in the inaugural competition. The 2015 Commonwealth Craft Beer Cup will take place in May 2015 with the winners to be announced on May 16th at the Alltech Craft Brews & Food Fest.